American Home Life Ins. Co. v. Board of Shawnee County Comm'rs

Gernon, J.:

This is an appeal in a mandamus action by several county offices from a ruling which granted summary judgment to multiple plaintiffs in a consolidated property tax dispute.

The county offices are: the Shawnee County Commissioners, the Shawnee County Clerk, and the Shawnee County Treasurer. These officials will be referred to as Shawnee County in this opinion.

The appellees/cross-appellants include American Home Life Insurance Company; Woodridge Building Partnership; and Richard Sheets, individually. The appellees/cross-appellants will be referred to here as the taxpayers.

The…